Science Sparks is full of easy and fun science experiments for kids to do at home. Our fun science investigations include engineering, coding, biology, chemistry and physics experiments.
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Our science experiments include removing the shell from an egg, launching bottle rockets, create edible life cycles, making lava lamps and lots more science experiments for kids of all ages.
Our magnet wands are one of our most used pieces of science kit and are perfect for all kinds of magnet experiments and investigations. When my children were little, they wandered around the house “testing” things to see if they were magnetic, and then we went through a phase of magnet-powered cars, boats and anything…
I wasn’t sure how well received this activity would be with a large group of children, but they loved it, and all spent a long time finding the best way for Little Red Riding Hood to get the Grandma’s house faster than the wolf. It was a great problem solving, map reading and imagination inspiring activity….
We love baking soda volcanoes, especially our snow volcano, but as we’ve not had much snow recently, I’ve started making them again. This method is quick, inexpensive, and allows you to reuse the volcano a few times. A volcano is a fantastic science project for school or home, and it only requires a few basic materials….
The lovely people at Kano set us a second challenge after seeing how much fun we had with the first. Challenge 2 – update to the latest OS (2.0) and try the new Character Creator. We updated the Kano easily, following the update your kano instructions online, and then set about creating our characters. Zak spent a…
My two little girls adore their Lottie dolls, so I’m VERY excited to have two Fossil Hunter Lotties, plus a Superhero outfit set to giveaway this month! Lottie is a very cute, dinky doll with a child like figure. She can stand up, has bendable arms and legs making her easy to dress and lovely soft,…
This fun superhero themed science activity is great for learning about density and magnetism. We’re going to show how if you squeeze a plastic bottle full of water a Lego man that previously floated will sink, then we’re going to trap him at the bottom using a magnet and paperclips. What is a cartesian diver? This…
Have you heard of Kano? We were recently sent one to try, much to the excitement of my 8 year old who was beyond thrilled at the thought of having his own computer to play Minecraft on. The lovely people at Kano set us a couple of challenges to get us started, the first of…
A rain cloud in a jar is a simple visual activity for understanding why rain falls and how clouds form. Children can experiment with different sizes and shapes of shaving foam clouds and watch how they affect how the food colouring rain falls. What is a cloud? Clouds are droplets of water and crystals of…
If you’ve just broken up from school for half term and need some ideas to keep the kids entertained, then look no further, my 10 brilliant science projects will keep everyone busy, happy and learning for hours! Science Activity Ideas for Half Term Have a viscosity race Racing liquids down a ramp is a great…
I was lucky enough to visit Kennedy Space Center on several occasions as a child and remember coming away so inspired, dreaming of space camp and working for NASA, of course neither of those things actually happened but I know the inspiration stayed with me for a long time after returning home, which is why I was very…
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